Sandbags for Kitzbühel: Fire brigade is effectively preparing for disasters!

Sandbags for Kitzbühel: Fire brigade is effectively preparing for disasters!

Kitzbühel, Österreich - In Kalende Week 23/2025, an important measure for filling and distributing sandbags for disaster protection took place in Kitzbühel. According to FireWorld organized the district fire brigade association Kitzbühel The central provision of filled Sand bags for all fire departments in the district. In this campaign, which took place on Saturday morning, around 20 members of the Kitzbühel fire brigade actively took part.

The sandbags were filled at the Kitzbühel building yard. The Kitzbühel fire brigade was not only able to gain valuable experience in dealing with the new filling plant, but also optimized the logistical processes. A total of 36 pallets with almost 1,300 sandbags were prepared and output. Before the actual filling, a training for the machine operators took place on Tuesday by the chief machine and the Kitzbühel fire brigade.

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The participation of prominent personalities was particularly gratifying. Among those present were Mayor Dr. Klaus Winkler, district fire brigade commander Andreas Schroll, his deputy Herbert Eibl from the Schwaz district and Cat Commandant Michael Schenk. The emergency services and the Stadtbauhof Kitzbühel were given a special thank you for their support.

This measure is in the context of a comprehensive disaster protection exercise, which recently took place in the Kitzbühel district. On April 26 and 27, 2025, the Red Cross Tyrol completed with around 85 participants: an exercise inside that took place throughout the district. Five realistic exercise scenarios, including an explosion of a truck in St. Johann and a mass panic in the Kitzbühel tennis stadium, were played through to prepare the emergency services for various emergency situations. These exercises underline the importance of teamwork and social skills in emergency coping, as well as Deployment Photo

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The commitment of the volunteers: District rescue commander Markus Krenn, who praised the collaboration with other blue light organizations, was recognized. Lara Pirnbacher, a 22-year-old participant, emphasized the team spirit and the need for regular exercises. The next disaster protection exercise is already planned for autumn 2025 in the Reutte district office.

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